Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

One of the two bolts that hold my grab rail in doesn't screw into the subframe, and as aresult, the handle is only held in on one side. Now I've recently had a problem with the entire tail as in the rack i had secured in place of the rail cracked the fairing from vibrating too much. So, i'm guessing this has also destroyed the thread :(

Now something needs to be attached to allow the pillion seat to hook underneath; I was thinking infills from a Seat cowl possibly?

Or are there any other ways to rectify the problem, other than some kind of old fashioned 'that'll do' solutions?

Re: Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

helicoil the subframe.

Re: Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

Do you frequent Overclockers under the same username...?

if so, :smt006:smt006:smt006

Re: Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

I do indeed :smt023

Re: Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

Buy another sub frame?

Re: Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

If you can access the inside of the subframe just get a longer bolt and a new nut, preferably a nylock, and just screw the longer bolt into the nut. A helicoil would be a better solution if you have acces to the tools but anew nut and bolt will be cheap as chips. Go to a fastern factor and use zinc plated 8.8 bolt.

Re: Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

That sounds like the easiest/best solution Duncan, thanks :)

Re: Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

There is another OCUK'r here too! ;)

Helicoil the subframe is your best best, make sure you put in it right otherwise it is a pig to get out again.

Re: Pillion Grab Rail securing Nut screwed :( Solutions?
 

As an update to this, I went for the longer bolt option and it worked fine :p Took all of about 5 minutes :)

Also, So many OCUK'ers :D Maybe this is why they were moaning about all the SV's in Bike chat :D